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the looming debt ceiling is adding to the crisis. the government is expected to reach that october 17th. there will not be a vote on the bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from the penalresident. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation. >> as we get closer, the blame will fall on speaker boehner and the republican party for this upcomingdy zagser. >>> 350,000 defense department employees have been able to go back to work. >>> a spectacular crash in virginia on saturday. and yesterday, a smashup in texas that ended with serious injuries. the texas smashup happened in the final leg in the grand prix of houston. dario franchitti's car went a airborn, throwing the debris into the car. he suffered a concussion, a broken leg if the pileup. 13 race fans were injured. >> one guy came down, bleeding from his head. >> we were in one of the vendor tents over there. some people came over and said, do you have giveaway shirts to give to the people in the stands that got hurt. >> reporter: franchitti, a three-time winne
the looming debt ceiling is adding to the crisis. the government is expected to reach that october 17th. there will not be a vote on the bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from the penalresident. >> my goal is to have a serious conversation. >> as we get closer, the blame will fall on speaker boehner and the republican party for this upcomingdy zagser. >>> 350,000 defense department employees have been able to go back to work. >>> a...
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this, as time ticks way for that looming debt ceiling debt line. that's coming up on october 17th. president obama called on house republicans to end the budget stalemate. >> we can vote to open the government today. we know there are enough to open who are prepared to vote to open the government today. >>> according to the national weather service, the storm will move near the louisiana coastline. as it tracks east for you, it will continue to lose strength. >> u.s. forces have carried out raids on targets in libya and somalia. it launched an operation in a coastal town in somalia. officials stay raid in tr ipo li tatargeted an al qaeda member ta u.s. embassy bombing in 1988. >>> he wa was a member of the al qaeda team. >>> it was interesting of such activity there and none of these targets are very easily. >> i would imagine that the west gate of more attacking kenya is probably the american special forces and insurgents community to take advantage of whatever information they have to see oh it back against al-shabab and also against al qaeda. i guess the ben ghazi attack is fres
this, as time ticks way for that looming debt ceiling debt line. that's coming up on october 17th. president obama called on house republicans to end the budget stalemate. >> we can vote to open the government today. we know there are enough to open who are prepared to vote to open the government today. >>> according to the national weather service, the storm will move near the louisiana coastline. as it tracks east for you, it will continue to lose strength. >> u.s. forces...
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john boehner said we don't have the votes to pass that debt ceiling, a clean debt ceiling. and senator cruz said, no, the debt ceilings are used to affect changes in policy. >> i think if you're just looking at it from a purely legislative point of view, i think in the end boehner wins in the sense that some kind of concession will be made by the white house and by democrats on some specific issue and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to still say i didn't negotiate on the debt ceiling but we made this concession. it will be something luke the medical device tax repeal, something like that. i think the danger for republicans and the congressman can speak to this better than i can, that kind of minor sort of tactical victory, is it worth the path? it is worth the pr hit? >> i want to get you to hold. i'll get both of you, all of you to comment when we return. help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added c
john boehner said we don't have the votes to pass that debt ceiling, a clean debt ceiling. and senator cruz said, no, the debt ceilings are used to affect changes in policy. >> i think if you're just looking at it from a purely legislative point of view, i think in the end boehner wins in the sense that some kind of concession will be made by the white house and by democrats on some specific issue and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to...
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a clean debt ceiling. democrats are not so sure. they haven't seen the language of it. but a debt ceiling that doesn't have the spending cuts and other strings attached that? conservatives have been demanding. in exchange for that what they wanted him to agree to was to sit down and talk about the big issues they have to the come together on frankly for two, three years. big, big issues that everybody believes need to be addressed, but they have very different philosophies on how to do so with regard to entitlements, with regard to taxes, with regard to the overall level of government spending. those are the things they wanted to discuss with the president. you know, again, as you and i have talked about so many times over the past ten days or more, we still have a potential chicken or egg situation, which is the best way to describe this. jim just played a quick sound bite from the senate majority leader harry reid, who said it's not going to happened, when asked if they would agree to extend the debt cei
a clean debt ceiling. democrats are not so sure. they haven't seen the language of it. but a debt ceiling that doesn't have the spending cuts and other strings attached that? conservatives have been demanding. in exchange for that what they wanted him to agree to was to sit down and talk about the big issues they have to the come together on frankly for two, three years. big, big issues that everybody believes need to be addressed, but they have very different philosophies on how to do so with...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. maybe you've noticed. is there a lot of worry building up around a daily problem? well ladies, now there's big news in controlling your overactive bladder symptoms. thinking less about them with new oxytrol for women. it's a patch. the first and only over the counter treatment for overactive bladder. it's good to know how to put the control back in your go. new oxytrol for women. now over the counter in the feminine care aisle. visit oxytrolforwomen.com to learn more. >>> if congress refuses to raise what's called the death ceiling, america would not be able to meet all of our financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime
ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. maybe you've noticed. is there a lot of worry building up around a daily problem? well ladies, now there's big news in controlling your overactive bladder symptoms. thinking less about them with new oxytrol for women. it's a patch. the first and only...
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all of this days ahead of the national debt ceiling vote. they will hammer the republicans on the government shut down which did furlough many employees and next week's debt ceiling while defending his refusal to negotiate. >> i cannot do that under the threat if republicans don't get 100 percent of their way they will shut down the government offer default on america's debt so that america for the first time in history does not pay its bills. >> hoiuse republicans say they will continue their efforts to fund part are thes of the government even in the face of veto threats from the white house. >> if we take care of vital priorities this week and going forward we negotiate a compromise that mitigate and prevent the harm of obama care to millions of americans that will be a real victory to the me american people. >> they opened the door to a possible temporary fix here. it would be a short term increase of the national debt ceiling and a short term funding bill to reopen government. that seems to be the latest that could provide possible of r
all of this days ahead of the national debt ceiling vote. they will hammer the republicans on the government shut down which did furlough many employees and next week's debt ceiling while defending his refusal to negotiate. >> i cannot do that under the threat if republicans don't get 100 percent of their way they will shut down the government offer default on america's debt so that america for the first time in history does not pay its bills. >> hoiuse republicans say they will...
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let's raise the debt ceiling and have the fight over the shut down. that raised the debt ceiling. they send the letters to house republicans and saying abortion should be part of any deal. they are so divided on what they want here. >> the question i have is it feels like john boehner and eric kantor had the problem since the start. there four dozen republicans who believe on first principal that obama care is bad law and bad for the country and the economy. it's all tied in. how do you convince those folks to let's say vote for a clean debt ceiling bill. is that possible or do you expect if there is a short-term deal that it will be something attached as a souvenir? >> one of the biggest ironies is i don't think whatever yawn boehner and eric kantor will flee the 40 to 50 house conservatives and this is why people like john mccain are there and the gallup poll shows the republican party is at an all time low, lower than in the clinton impeachment. this is difficult for the republicans. >> i'm glad you mentioned those numbers. it's such a division and we have seen the republicans.
let's raise the debt ceiling and have the fight over the shut down. that raised the debt ceiling. they send the letters to house republicans and saying abortion should be part of any deal. they are so divided on what they want here. >> the question i have is it feels like john boehner and eric kantor had the problem since the start. there four dozen republicans who believe on first principal that obama care is bad law and bad for the country and the economy. it's all tied in. how do you...
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of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to make those determinations. what our position has always been was not raise it for a certain amount of time. it has been raise the debt ceiling without drama and delay. , ourver the duration position will not change, which is raise it so that the united states can continue to pay its bills and continue to ensure that the world knows we are good to our word and we fulfill our obligations, and when it comes up again, our position will still be, we will not negotiate over congress's responsibility is to pay the bills t
of the debt ceiling. it is our view, as i think both those officials stated this morning, that since the whole argument is to remove uncertainty, the uncertainty created by the threat of default, the threat of not raising the debt ceiling, that the longer you raise the debt ceiling or, the better, and we will -- the debt ceiling for, the better, and we will support a movement to raise the debt ceiling for year. that would certainly be viewed here is something we did support. but we don't get to...
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ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our fastest-growing industries. let's invest in our future. join exxonmobil in advancing math and science education. let's solve this. she loves a lot of it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all yo
ceiling, you think that's adding for debt. the president said that's not what it means. but the republicans everywhere are rejoicing that the debt ceiling is a confusing thing to understand. so we are going to make it u crystal clear coming up. evto earn degrees in mathan stand science.ut but more than half leave their programs. so we're missing out on 450,000 math and science graduates annually. but if we can help students prepare for these subjects we'll have a stronger workforce for our...
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and the debt ceiling deal. it might be in the works but are republicans and democrats, are they willing to compromise? are the republicans willing to compromise with each other and, as you mentioned, is the damage already done there we're going to look at how the world views the united states move to flirt with default? my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you'
and the debt ceiling deal. it might be in the works but are republicans and democrats, are they willing to compromise? are the republicans willing to compromise with each other and, as you mentioned, is the damage already done there we're going to look at how the world views the united states move to flirt with default? my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline)...
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the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership proposes. the president has repeatedly assured republicans this will never happen. >> i'm going to repeat it. there will be no negotiations over this. the united states government p pays its bills. that's non-negotiable. we're not going to negotiate around the debt ceiling. >> the republicans think they have the support of the american people. the latest polling finds that 70% of americans disapprove of congressional republicans handling of the budget. that's up from 63% just last week. the latest national journal poll are even worse than the gop. 80
the debt ceiling. >> you think that some facet of the president's health care plan should be attached to an increase in the debt celling? >> yes. >> we've just got to put obama care on hold. >> i'll do anything i can to protect the american people from obama care. >> republican congressman scott garrett said if a debt ceiling deal doesn't have a full delay or defund of obama care, i know i and many others will not be able to support whatever the leadership...
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debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices but i would like to talk about the other -- one of the debt ceiling deniers i read in the new york times, congressman brown, also said much of what he learned in medical school where lies the came from in his words the pits of hell. if we a people and -- letting people like this beat us, god save america. i would like to deal with the second issue. which is the timing. in my view we are like a blindfolded man walking towards a cliff and if we keep walking in that direction, very soon we will fall off. we may fall off on october 16th, we may fall off on october 17th, we may fall on oct.
debt ceiling denies needed dose of debt ceiling reality and you have given them that today. you have said or i think in just about these words you said prioritization is default by another name and prioritization is extremely difficult as you said. do we pay foreign debts or veterans benefits? do we make sure social security benefits go out or pay medicare. do we pay for education. american people don't want that. they would want to pass a clean debt ceiling bill and avoid those awful choices...
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the 2011 debt ceiling crisis where the debt ceiling was not breached is estimated to v cost the federal government $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. >> reporter: back then congressman aged to raise the debt level at the 11th hour. that caused a credit downgrade and sent the market plummeting more than 16 points. >> republicans say they are open to raising the debt limit, but they have several demands . . . iranian president hassan rouhani is scheduled to hold a news conference in new york at this hour. the event has seen a week that has seen a change in tone from iran. it agreed to take part on its nuclear program next month. and rouhani and president obama have called for a change in relations between the two countries. >>> syria's use of chemical weapons and john terrett is following progress on both issues. john what can we expect today? >> reporter: we predicted from the outset this would be a newsies general assembly, and i have slept through a fair few of these general assemblies in the past, but not this one. this one had really made headlines. i want to tell you about the syria
the 2011 debt ceiling crisis where the debt ceiling was not breached is estimated to v cost the federal government $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. >> reporter: back then congressman aged to raise the debt level at the 11th hour. that caused a credit downgrade and sent the market plummeting more than 16 points. >> republicans say they are open to raising the debt limit, but they have several demands . . . iranian president hassan rouhani is scheduled to hold a news conference in...
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congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of employees can vary from day-to- day depending on what they do. and the length will be a factor. lockheed-martin is one of the biggest suppliers of military equipment in the country. now, is not known how many workers in our area will be affected. once again, furloughs begins today. >>> the supreme court begins today and the docket is crowded with a number of issues. campaign finance, affirmative action, prayer and abortion is on
congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by october 17th. >>> here in maryland. this is the first furlough day for many lockheed-martin company. 500 workers are at the plan in middle river. 3,000 workers around the nation will stay home. for some, because where they work is inside of a federal building and it is closed. others is because the work is tied a federal agency that is shutdown. they are encouraging employees to use paid vacation and sick time. the company says the number of...
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how do you stop having debt ceiling votes when you are so deep in debt, and the only way to do that is look out at the next 30 years and look at how we can work our way out of the deep hole. can't do it in a year, but we can do it. we have to start turning the wheel. >> you might want to remind the president back in 2006 senator barack obama said that raising the debt ceiling was unpatriotic and irresponsible and that's when the debt was only $9 trillion and it's now 17. start by saying mr. president we come to the table having agreed with you, but the you of seven years ago and not the you of today. >> when he was a senator he voted no on raising the debt ceiling and now coming back and saying it would be irresponsible to not raise the ceiling. there is an interesting dichotomy there. you have to be able to look at the reality. what you opened in your opening monologue, there is a difference between playing politics and making policy. so many come here because they are good at politics and they are not good at implementing policies and ideas. the people at home need solutions and answ
how do you stop having debt ceiling votes when you are so deep in debt, and the only way to do that is look out at the next 30 years and look at how we can work our way out of the deep hole. can't do it in a year, but we can do it. we have to start turning the wheel. >> you might want to remind the president back in 2006 senator barack obama said that raising the debt ceiling was unpatriotic and irresponsible and that's when the debt was only $9 trillion and it's now 17. start by saying...
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we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will recapture the lost wealth they had and they will recapture that if we get this under control. if we don't get this under control, that's where i would be real concerned about that because who in the heck is going to lend us money if we can't get our own financial house in order. again, this is the time to address this. this is what i came up here for. and we got sent up here to address these things and these are tough decisions. nobody wants anybody laid off. nobody wants anybody furloughed. nobody wants the markets to be rattle
we hit the debt ceiling in 1985. we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we hit it, we didn't raise it for three and a half months. we're still here. we hit it again in 1995 for four and a half months and didn't raise the debt ceiling, we survived that. we will survive this. a lot of this is media hype. of course you had the market drop about 160 points today. markets are super fluid. i predict that if we get this under control, we are heading in the right direction, they will rebound and they will...
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neil: but now would you break the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling would never be breached. they were days for improving this is a myth that there is an armageddon on the other side of october 17 and forced the president to prioritize. we said he could pay the interest and then you have a fair fight. neil: now it is lost no harry reid says there is a reason to cut spending which mimics what nancy pelosi said. i don't advocate that but it i made a mistake when i negotiated for those revenue increases it is off the table these people our weak and divided maybe the tea party will begin but then they will be sold down the river by a surrender artist but they say they don't want to cut back nobody wants to pay more taxes. we have to reform the entitlements to stop the automatic spending machine that is 2.4 trillion of automatic entitlements of missouri spending. so if they don't use the debt ceiling as a lever to force real spending reform the national that will keep rising then sooner or later someone will have to pay taxes. >> it is not just all blamed on the rich so wateree re
neil: but now would you break the debt ceiling? >> the debt ceiling would never be breached. they were days for improving this is a myth that there is an armageddon on the other side of october 17 and forced the president to prioritize. we said he could pay the interest and then you have a fair fight. neil: now it is lost no harry reid says there is a reason to cut spending which mimics what nancy pelosi said. i don't advocate that but it i made a mistake when i negotiated for those...
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down in 17 years. >> we have never had a debt ceiling default. go ahead. >> i have just come back from overseas and overseas people are completely gob smacked. they can't believe this. the financial times headline is united states flirting with self destruction. that is just the shut down. now with the idea of a default people are freaking out. the markets hate what speaker boehner said yesterday we are not going to pass a clean debt ceiling bill. do you know what makes america a superpower? what makes america a superpower is not just its military and democracy but it's great confidence in finances. and if some petty political argument is going to strip the confidence to the world's most powerful currency it's like unilateral disarmament. it's like self destruction. >> one at a time. anna -- >> 2011 -- >> you had -- >> we are not going to default. >> let me tell you this it takes two to tan go and two to argue. the defense of one side or the other is not leading to a result. the bottom line the american people want congress and the white house to
down in 17 years. >> we have never had a debt ceiling default. go ahead. >> i have just come back from overseas and overseas people are completely gob smacked. they can't believe this. the financial times headline is united states flirting with self destruction. that is just the shut down. now with the idea of a default people are freaking out. the markets hate what speaker boehner said yesterday we are not going to pass a clean debt ceiling bill. do you know what makes america a...
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raise the debt ceiling? what's so hard? why do we need to negotiate? >> because you need to change the trajectory of the debt. >> the debt has changed trajectory -- >> yeah. you have to, like, what are you going to do to lower it, so you're just not automatically raising it. >> let me bring in keith ellison, co-chair of the progressive caucus, what's your reaction? >> i think that weaponizing the debt ceiling is bad economic policy, i think it's bad legislative policy, and i'm very sorry that this has happened. we can negotiate over the budget, we negotiate all the time. but to put something like the full faith and credit of the american economy on the line is just beyond pale. and americans show know. we're not asking about permission to spend future more, we're talking about permission to pay the bills we've already acquired. >> let me ask congressman cole about negotiation. everybody likes negotiation, we have a system of government that requires it in certain circumstances. there's a budget process in wh
raise the debt ceiling? what's so hard? why do we need to negotiate? >> because you need to change the trajectory of the debt. >> the debt has changed trajectory -- >> yeah. you have to, like, what are you going to do to lower it, so you're just not automatically raising it. >> let me bring in keith ellison, co-chair of the progressive caucus, what's your reaction? >> i think that weaponizing the debt ceiling is bad economic policy, i think it's bad legislative...
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of the debt ceiling on the congress and not on himself. through this whole thing he has said we need to traz the debt deal, but he never said how much it needs to be raised. and the reason is budget experts inside and outside of the congress, that north to get it past the election, it will be a trillion dollar debt ceiling increase. after all of this happy talk, he needs one trillion more in short. >> back in 2000, a candidate obama said george w. bush's $9 trillion debt was unpatriotic. if they raise it it will be $17.7 trillion. >>> he said it is a failure of leadership in 2007 when he was using the debt ceiling. that is why i think this stubborn on instruction has a purpose and the purpose is to make more money. >> so it all of that on the democratic side? >> the whole problem with this is i think it goes back to the 41 votes to appeal obama care. the republicans have had an on section with repealing it. that's how the shutdown crisis starts. with them wanted to defund it, repeat it, get rid of it. that's why it's so hard for them now t
of the debt ceiling on the congress and not on himself. through this whole thing he has said we need to traz the debt deal, but he never said how much it needs to be raised. and the reason is budget experts inside and outside of the congress, that north to get it past the election, it will be a trillion dollar debt ceiling increase. after all of this happy talk, he needs one trillion more in short. >> back in 2000, a candidate obama said george w. bush's $9 trillion debt was unpatriotic....
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would be completely combined into any kind of talks in the debt ceiling. of course, the debt ceiling, when you talk about the economy, as we've said so many times would be so much more catastrophic than the shut down has been. >> you heard speaker boehner over the weekend talk about some kind of discussions on budget issues. he clearly -- he took a little shift, i think, dana, right, to start talking about budget issues in regard to the debt ceiling. of course, the problem is, they have to get beyond the shutting down the government. then they can sit down and talk. and then the president's democrats, as wolf was talking about earlier, then they can get really update because they don't want any cuts in medicare, for example. >> yeah, the president, he needs to call up john boehner and the two of them, without anybody else, they have to start talking and talking. dana don't go too far away. gloria sheer as well. >>> two u.s. commando raids overseas signaling just how important american forces have become in gets terrorists. the ranking member is standing by
would be completely combined into any kind of talks in the debt ceiling. of course, the debt ceiling, when you talk about the economy, as we've said so many times would be so much more catastrophic than the shut down has been. >> you heard speaker boehner over the weekend talk about some kind of discussions on budget issues. he clearly -- he took a little shift, i think, dana, right, to start talking about budget issues in regard to the debt ceiling. of course, the problem is, they have...
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but at some point they have to get together and then solve the problem of the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling itself. you're dealing with this every day. when you do your job. and people are throwing around all kinds of allegations and charges and words. let me get the bottom line from you. have you changed how you're investing due to this countdown to the debt ceiling? >> no, we haven't. if the debt ceiling is postponed, it is just a question of priorities. in terms of what the treasury decides to do. i mean, they have enough money basically to pay for interest. they have enough money to pay for maturities. basically, the government takes in $300 billion a month themselves only pay out $40 billion in terms of interest. it is a question of prioritizing payments to bond holders and other recipients such as veterans and those on social security. the government can pay. are they willing to let bond holders go to the front of the line? that's the question. as a bond holder, you asked, have we changed our prioritizing in term of what we buy? basically not. we believe that the possibility o
but at some point they have to get together and then solve the problem of the debt ceiling. >> the debt ceiling itself. you're dealing with this every day. when you do your job. and people are throwing around all kinds of allegations and charges and words. let me get the bottom line from you. have you changed how you're investing due to this countdown to the debt ceiling? >> no, we haven't. if the debt ceiling is postponed, it is just a question of priorities. in terms of what the...
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surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt ceiling deadline projection less reliable. october 17th, if congress does manage to pass this proposal nov. 20 second would be the new deadline. that would be an actual hard deadline because it would not allow treasury to use those extraordinary measures. dagen: dan enninger of the wall street journal editorial board joins us. your reaction with the six week extension? >> it sounds like it might be good news but i am afraid it looks to me like ultimately it is kicking the can down the road, the can being at the center of the disagre
surpasses its debt ceiling. phe treasury's computer systems are programmed to pay all the government's bills, not some. >> we are going to be in a place which is uncharted territory. if anyone thinks it works smoothly -- it would not work smoothly. it would be chaos. we have looked at many options. there have been reports indicating thiigs that have been looked at over the years. no one has had to put this into effect. they are not tested. peter: the government shutdown made the debt...
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d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance companies and the politically connected, so this is only fair for us to say that american families should also have the benefit of delay that this president has given to those. now, for too long, president obama and his democratic colleagues in the senate have chosen to ignore our looming debt crisis, and president obama's plan has been and is still more debt and no reform. and the american people have resoundedly rejected this idea. we have a recent poll out this morning, the bloomberg poll, which says that the american people know they don't want -- no, they
d -- the debt ceiling. ewe have a debt crisis in this nation. i don't think many people have differed with that notion. and we do have a plan to reduce wasteful government spending, which also spurs economic growth. so our plan reduces energy costs for families and businesses. it calls for the reform of our tax code. it reforms washington spending and it delays obamacare for one year for all american families. now, president obama has already delayed the law for big business, for insurance...
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the president argues the debt ceiling has never been used to negotiate non-debt matters. >> president obama: no congress before this one has ever, ever in history be irresponsible enough to threaten default. to threaten an economic shut down, to suggest america not pay its bills, just to try to bla blackmale a president to give them concession on issues that had nothing to do with a budget. >> reporter: according to the "washington post," they poent to 25 times in the 70s and 80s, congress used the debt ceiling to force concessions and exactly what the current congress john boehner: president says i am not going to negotiate. sorry, that doesn't work that way. >> reporter: charlene israel, cbn news. >> gordan: i think that the quickest way to get over 'obamacare' is let it go into effect and when the average american sees the impact, particularly americans age 27-40 who will bear the brunt, then we'll see the change. i wish capitol hill would start arguing about the budget and getting it to balance. that way we are not into these never ending budget battles and live within our means a
the president argues the debt ceiling has never been used to negotiate non-debt matters. >> president obama: no congress before this one has ever, ever in history be irresponsible enough to threaten default. to threaten an economic shut down, to suggest america not pay its bills, just to try to bla blackmale a president to give them concession on issues that had nothing to do with a budget. >> reporter: according to the "washington post," they poent to 25 times in the 70s...
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a six-week boost of the debt ceiling. but it doesn't include with the government reopening or deal with the government reopening at all. john boehner told reporters that has they take this proposal to president obama nothing is on the table, but nothing is off of the table either. >> it's time for leadership, and time for this conversation to begin, and i would hope that the president would look at this as an opportunity and good faith effort on our part to move halfway. >> the house republican plan would forbid the treasury department from taking what is called extraordinary measures. when they hit the ceiling there are extrordanaire measures that can be taken to ensure bills are paid. so putting that off of the table will be unpalatable to the white house, and we have some other concerns, but we may see it hit the house floor as soon as today, dell? >> libby how realistic is this deal? >> the white house has said they really want to see the federal government reopened and that has to happen before any serious negotiatio
a six-week boost of the debt ceiling. but it doesn't include with the government reopening or deal with the government reopening at all. john boehner told reporters that has they take this proposal to president obama nothing is on the table, but nothing is off of the table either. >> it's time for leadership, and time for this conversation to begin, and i would hope that the president would look at this as an opportunity and good faith effort on our part to move halfway. >> the...
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raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt. so people don't like to vote on it and typically there's some gamesmanship in terms of making the president's party shoulder the burden of raising the -- taking the vote and then there's some political campaign later that smacks them around for saying, joe smith voted to raise the debt ceiling by $2 trillion, and it sounds terrible and it's a fun talking point for politics, but it always gets done. and if there is a budget package that includes the debt ceiling vote, it's not the debt ceiling that is driving the negotiations. it's stuck into the budget negotiations because if you're going to take a bunch of tough votes anyway, you may as well go ahead and stick that in there. you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and nothing to do with the debt. so here's where we are, and i think this
raising the debt ceiling must mean that we're running up our debt. so people don't like to vote on it and typically there's some gamesmanship in terms of making the president's party shoulder the burden of raising the -- taking the vote and then there's some political campaign later that smacks them around for saying, joe smith voted to raise the debt ceiling by $2 trillion, and it sounds terrible and it's a fun talking point for politics, but it always gets done. and if there is a budget...
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debt ceiling fight we'll have. joining me managing editor of the grio joy reid and joining us from the capital is republican congressman from oklahoma's fourth district deputy majority whip tom cole. congressman, thank you as always for joining us. >> alex, thank you. >> so congressman, a few months ago, two months ago to be precise you came on the show and you said the following. lets roll the actual tape. >> shutting down the government is a suicidal political tactic. eventually it will be reopened but the president will not have capitulated and you will have discredited yourself and along the way you've heard the american people. >> having said that, where do you think we are today and what do you think of the government shutdown. >> i would say i was pretty accurate by prophecy. frankly i think we have made more progress probably than most people understand. over half the government is back opening. it should never have been shut down, the defense department and civilian contractors and civilian workers. we vot
debt ceiling fight we'll have. joining me managing editor of the grio joy reid and joining us from the capital is republican congressman from oklahoma's fourth district deputy majority whip tom cole. congressman, thank you as always for joining us. >> alex, thank you. >> so congressman, a few months ago, two months ago to be precise you came on the show and you said the following. lets roll the actual tape. >> shutting down the government is a suicidal political tactic....
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ceiling. >> the debt ceiling, that even -- that makes me nervous. i'm twitching when i heard the words debt ceiling. stephen, do we think there's any more chance they're moving to at least some kinds of consensus of how we'll run the nation's books before we get to the debt ceiling? >> i'm not sure we are, actually. i think this budget was an ideological document -- >> aren't they all? wait, isn't that what it is, the president's mission statement, right? >> of course it is. no doubt about it. this is the president's statement. i worked for ronald reagan when we put our budgets. it's a statement of principle. the point i'm making is there's not a lot in here republicans are going to go say, oh, wonderful idea. we haven't talked about the new taxes which republicans will reject out of hand. the most interesting thing that happened this week when the president proposed what i think is a fairly modest change to social security, oh, my gosh, these organizations on the left, i mean, had cardiac arrest. and that makes me somewhat nervous about whether we'
ceiling. >> the debt ceiling, that even -- that makes me nervous. i'm twitching when i heard the words debt ceiling. stephen, do we think there's any more chance they're moving to at least some kinds of consensus of how we'll run the nation's books before we get to the debt ceiling? >> i'm not sure we are, actually. i think this budget was an ideological document -- >> aren't they all? wait, isn't that what it is, the president's mission statement, right? >> of course it...
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translation, the debt ceiling deal didn't do enough about the debt itself. so keep this in mind when you hear it said,be with great certainty it's the republicans trying to force spending cuts over endangering the nation credit rating. as will rogers quoted once, "it isn'tbe what we don't know that gives us trouble. it's what we know that ain't so." bret? >> bret: the president has effectively turned the messaging around. by saying it's about paying the bills that congress has already passed. the laws that it's already passed. republicans are saying it's about borrowing authority. essentially running up the country's credit card. >> exactly. what the republicans are saying is look, we maxed out the credit card. it's time before we extend any new credit or allow any new credit to do something aboutbe the spending that got us here. that would seem on the surface to be a reasonable argument. but so far, the republicans have not been able to win it. and what tends to happen in the fights when you get all of this late hour melodrama as we have had in the last cou
translation, the debt ceiling deal didn't do enough about the debt itself. so keep this in mind when you hear it said,be with great certainty it's the republicans trying to force spending cuts over endangering the nation credit rating. as will rogers quoted once, "it isn'tbe what we don't know that gives us trouble. it's what we know that ain't so." bret? >> bret: the president has effectively turned the messaging around. by saying it's about paying the bills that congress has...
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in exchange for agree to go raise the debt ceiling, congress and the debt seeing agreed to $1.2 trillion in spending cuts spread out over 10 years. but because congress couldn't agree on how and where to make those cuts, remember they said in august that they would give themselves until the end of the year to make that decision? they couldn't do it. because they couldn't decide how to make those cuts, $85,000,000,000 in automatic spending cuts kicked in earlier this year including programs that were dear to democrats lie low-income housing vouchers. now republicans wants to gut obamacare before passing a bill that would only fund the government's operations for another six weeks. now, no deal has been made on that. but on or about october 17th, the u.s. government will reach its debt limit again. congress must pass legislation by then to raise the level of debt the government thought or they will face a default. billables, the ripple effect across all of the economy will be felt because interest rates that you pay to buy a home, those could -- no will the -- could. on twitter, i ask you:
in exchange for agree to go raise the debt ceiling, congress and the debt seeing agreed to $1.2 trillion in spending cuts spread out over 10 years. but because congress couldn't agree on how and where to make those cuts, remember they said in august that they would give themselves until the end of the year to make that decision? they couldn't do it. because they couldn't decide how to make those cuts, $85,000,000,000 in automatic spending cuts kicked in earlier this year including programs that...